Popped-and-poured. Floral start with broad array of apple aromas, followed by similar flavors with very good depth, dancing textures and enough ripeness. Wine opened and expanded with more time in glass, really showing intense Grand Cru density after open 30-45 minutes. Best when finished at the 3-hour mark. I haven’t had this since visiting Niellon in 2013, shortly before this wine was released. It was the last wine I tasted that week in Burgundy; it was memorable then, and lived up to those memories tonight.

Complex array of black plum, black cherry and boysenberry aromas with cigar box and faint mushroom hints. Palate is equally robust and even slightly fresher and brighter with perfect balance. Another great bottle of this wine.

Fresh and dried apricot with tropical hints. Very good depth and weight with equally impressive balance. So good now with a long life going forward.

Lemon, lemon peel and lime aromas with faint floral hints. Same flavors with minerally textures, but almost achingly bone dry.

Intensely rich aromatic start with lots of apple and floral charm alongside so much of that a Riesling “petrol.” Almost as exciting on the palate with good+ depth and length, with even better weight. Previous bottles were slightly more complete and complex, but this was still very good.

Lots of red cherry and berry, nicely mature with a good amount of cooked mushroom and earth. Good+ depth and weight, even if not quite up to the level of a great Musigny from a very good vintage.

Ripe apple and pear start-to-finish with very good concentration throughout. Long, minerally finish is particularly fresh. No hurry to drink up. Great value wine.

Ripe black plum and cherry with good weight and balance. Very easy to enjoy right now.

Good depth with both berry and orchard fruit character, slightly more earthy than great bottles I enjoyed 5-10 years ago, but still vibrant enough and very enjoyable. Time to drink up.

Clearly reduced start with powerful intensity, concentrated floral ans orchard fruit throughout and a very long, persistent and energetic finish. Served to me double blind, I immediately thought it to be from Coche-Dury, based on intensity and matchstick reduction. When told it wasn’t Coche, but was Meursault, I immediately thought it was Roulot Perrièrres. Great now through the next 5-8-ish years.

Popped-and-poured. Fully mature black cherry with sweet notes, plenty of slowly reduced mushroom, finishing with layers of complex and unfolding nuance. Very good weight and shockingly fresh for its age. So fun and interesting. Great fill, great color for this bottle purchased in Burgundy in 2019 with impeccable provenance.

Lots of red fruit start-to-finish are maturing gracefully, supported with savory spice, braised meat and elegant structure in the near background. Very good concentration, with even greater harmony and balance.

Open an hour+ before serving. Lots of black and red cherry with very savory spice. Good depth and complexity, but this wasn’t quite as harmonious and perfectly balanced as a few previous bottles. Needed more air?

Also served double blind, this was clearly of Grand Cru pedigree with elegant Vosne stylings, but with some rugged elements that almost seemed bitter on the finish. Not quite as seamless as the previous bottles of Richebourg that evening. Also oddly lean for a 2003, but clearly built to last. Still very dense and enjoyable, although I’ve previously enjoyed other bottles of this wine more.